The FDA this week named Amy Abernethy, the chief medical officer for Roche subsidiary Flatiron Health, as principal deputy commissioner to replace Rachel Sherman, who is retiring in January. “She’s a highly regarded thought leader who has held numerous positions of leadership in her fields of interest and distinguished herself for her intellect, her passion […]

Glooko named health tech veteran Russ Johannesson as its new chief executive this month, adding that the diabetes data management company’s former CEO, Rick Altinger, is slated to become EVP of corporate development. Johannesson previously served as the chief operating officer of Sharecare, a digital health and wellness platform. Before that he led sales, marketing and […]

Piedmont Healthcare, which uses Glytec‘s insulin therapy tech at three of its hospitals, plans to expand use of the eGlycemic Management System to all of its acute care facilities. Glytec’s software features evidence-based insulin dosing decision support, surveillance of blood glucose values to identify patients at risk of low and high blood sugar, real-time alerts to […]

Four new studies were published in this month’s issue of the Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology touting patient outcomes linked to Glytec‘s eGlycemic diabetes management system, the company reported. In both inpatient and outpatient settings, the use of eGMS for insulin therapy management was safer and more effective than traditional standards of care. The studies reported lower […]

Glytec has inked a deal with Onduo to integrate the company’s Glucommander Outpatient insulin management software into Onduo’s virtual diabetes clinic. Onduo, a joint venture of Sanofi (NYSE:SNY) and Verily, is reportedly working to develop a platform that brings together medical devices, internal medicine ehr software and support from healthcare experts to help people manage their Type II diabetes. Get the […]

A prospective study conducted by Eastern Virginia Medical School showed that patients had no diabetes-related readmissions or ER visits within 30 days of leaving the hospital when providers used the Hospital-to-Home module of Glytec‘s eGlycemic diabetes management system. Twenty-eight people with diabetes were enrolled in the study and all of them had A1C levels above 6.5% […]

Glytec has partnered with Adventist Health System to bring its eGlycemic diabetes management system to 39 of the health system’s acute care facilities. Glytec’s cloud-based eGMS will become a part of the standard of care for patients who need insulin therapy, in both the critical care units and on the medical-surgical floor, the companies said. Get […]

Glytec said today that it won a fourth 510(k) clearance from the FDA for its insulin titration software, eGlycemic Management System featuring Glucommander. The latest FDA nod applies to product enhancements derived from user feedback, the Waltham, Mass.-based company said, including a streamlined transition of inpatients from IV to subcutaneous therapy and more robust workflow capabilities. […]

AgaMatrix and Glytec said today that the companies are partnering to develop a cloud-based diabetes management platform to optimize clinical access to glucose data and insulin titration support. The platform will combine AgaMatrix’s FDA-cleared Jazz Wireless 2 Bluetooth blood glucose monitoring tech with Glytec’s eGlycemic Management System, according to the companies. Get the full story […]

At the 6th International Hospital Diabetes meeting, Glytec‘s eGlycemic Management System was featured in several studies demonstrating the products’s ability to save hospitals money. One case study presented at the meeting described a health system that adopted Glytec’s eGlycemic Management System and saw 1st-year cost savings of $7.5 million. Get the full story at our sister […]

From Biomerics’s $38.5 million expansion in Salt Lake City to new study results and partnerships, here are 7 medtech stories we missed this week but thought were still worth mentioning. 1. Biomerics opening new corporate HQ Biomerics announced in a May 1 press release that it is moving its corporate headquarters in Salt Lake City. The […]